It then winds east through the steep valley. It cascades hundreds of meters at Sigur Falls, forming the dark blue pools on the right side of the image. The river is an important water source for many

The smaller Sigur River-visible as a darker line of green-meanders (Note that the gorge looks like a ridge because of an optical Moyar River lies to the north of the village, at the bottom of a steep On November 4, 2012, the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite acquired this image of Moyar,Ī village on Sigur Plateau that is home to about 1,000 people. National Park, the Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary, and Bandibur Resorts have sprung up due to the plateau’s proximity to Mudumalai Tea and coffee farms have been established. Have lived and farmed in the area for centuries. The plateau has a growing human presence as well. Wildlife corridor that sustains elephants, tigers, leopards, slothīears, gaurs, and other vulnerable and endangered animals. Southern India in Tamil Nadu, near the Moyar River Gorge in an area called the Sigur Plateau.Īs India’s population has grown, the plateau has emerged as a key India has two lengthy mountain ranges that stretch along theĬountry’s coasts-the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats. Accessed May 29, 2013.Įditor’s Note: Today’s caption is the answer to Earth Observatory’s May Puzzler. NOAA Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center (2013, May 28) Hydrologic Outlook: May 28, 2013.

KTVA (2013, May 29) Galena Flooding: ‘The Water Came So Fast.’ Accessed May 29, 2013.

CIMSS (2013, May 20) Flooding along the Yukon River in Alaska.

Cold Regions Science and Technology, 51 (1), 2-19.

(2008, January) Progress in the study and management of river ice jams. Anchorage Daily News (2013, May 29) Almost everyone has left flooded Yukon village as ice dam holds.Alaska Public Media (2013, May 26) Galena Prepares for Flooding as Yukon River Ice Remains Jammed.Alaska Dispatch (2013, May 28) Rescue aircraft evacuating more Galena residents as flooding worsens.Major flooding when the ice jam breaks up. There is concern that communities downriver of Galena will also face Most of the structures in the town saw significantįlooding many were swamped by as much as 7 feet (2 meters) of water. Most of the town’s 400 residents had evacuated by May 28, according to media reports.ĭuring the worst of the flooding, the town lost both water andĮlectricity.

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